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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Forecast
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 878 | 802 | 656 | 586 | 580 | 452 | 453 | 441 | 364 | 287 | 279 | 230 | 231 | 186 | 151 | 148 | 142 | 108 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 93 | 80 | 289 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:46AM 1.84 | 8:22PM 2.00 | 8:50AM 1.81 | 9:26PM 1.96 | 9:54AM 1.80 | 10:28PM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:44AM 0.16 | 2:03PM 0.11 | 2:46AM 0.18 | 3:05PM 0.14 | 3:46AM 0.20 | 4:06PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
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